Geno's Steaks...
Bobby getting ready to order. Focus now Bo... "One Whiz Wit and Two Whiz Widdout please."

Contents of my purse... GPS, Wallet, Cheese Steak...

Bobby looking for turtles at the Zoo....

The prettiest thing about Baltimore... this painted bridge....

So, the Baltimore Zoo was, in fact, much better than the Lincoln Park Zoo. It's a good thing, too, because if I made Bobby go to one more zoo and it housed a few monkeys and a couple of goats somebody would not be very happy.

This Zoo was definitely cool, with polar bears, lions, giraffes, cheetahs, leapords, foxes, elephants, etc. there was even a cool little section with farm animals that we could pet. i definitely chatted with the chickens for a little while.

but overall, we are not very impressed with Baltimore. Did anyone else know it was such a run down city? There's not really any nice sections like you could say about Philly, Chicago, and other cities we've been to.

After the Baltimore Zoo, we headed for Philly for CHEESESTEAKS. You can't drive through Philly and NOT go to Geno's, in our opinion. We decided to sample both Geno's and Pat's Steaks. For anyone who doesn't know the history, Geno's is famous for it's cheese steaks, and lots of famous people go there and the owner has famous people eating Geno's steaks plastered all over the place. There is a very specific way to order your cheese steak sub. If you want cheese and onions, you order it "A Whiz Wit" meaning, Cheese whiz with onions. If you just want the cheese, you have to say "A Whiz Without". If you order it wrong, they kind of hassle you a little bit, but it's all part of the fun.

Now, Pat's is another cheese steak place that is right across the street. We're not sure who opened first, but it's clear that they are rivals. The thing to do is go and try a sandwich from each place and declare your favorite. Now, Pat's has more meat and they have interesting varieties, like a Pizza Cheese steak, but I think Geno's tastes better. You'll have to try them yourself and decide! Bobby smuggled three cheese steaks out of Philly before we got a hotel for the night in Jersey and watched the Jersey Shore as we were falling asleep. seriously.